Kid's return!!

[neonatural45]

http://www.sherdog.com/news/news.asp?n_id=8712



"Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt Bibiano Fernandes has officially signed a contract with Fight Entertainment Group to make his K-1 HERO'S debut Sept. 17 against Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (Pictures), the fighter confirmed to Sherdog.com on Wednesday.

"Since last year that I was negotiating to sign with the event," Fernandes told Sherdog.com. "But I was focused on my jiu-jitsu career and then we kept postponing. 'Black Mamba' (Kultar Gill (Pictures)) trained with me for his last fight when defeated Hideo Tokoro (Pictures). The Japanese liked how he looked very much and then we redid this contact. I knew that I would fight this year there."

Liviing in Vancouver, Canada, where he trains with Gill and Jose "Pelé" Land-Jons, Fernandes said that he's training very hard for his debut in the Japanese event and guaranteed that he'd be ready to face his tough adversary at 140 pounds.

"I am focused," he said. "Already I have trained sufficiently for a long time and I will be ready to face anyone. Yamamoto is a great fighter, but I'm going there to make a great presentation and be successful."

HERO'S is expected to officially announce the bout in the next few days."



cool beans

[leedogg900]

danas letting all the rest of the good fighters slip through the cracks.

dissapointing

[valheruking]

^^^^
Dont think Dana could get Kid if he payed him double what the other fighters get.

This is shaping up to be a great event.

[smoogy]

Fucking AWESOME. I don't care if he is fighting a questionable opponent, as long as he is back I'm happy.

Here is how the Sept. 17th card looks now:

HERO'S Middleweight (154lbs) Grand Prix Final

=Tournament Bracket=

Caol Uno vs. Kultar "Black Mamba" Gill
Gezias "JZ" Calvacanti vs. Vitor "Shaolin" Ribeiro

=Non-Tournament Fights=

Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Bibiano Fernandes
Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Ralek Gracie
Denis Kang vs. Kazuishi Sakuraba *
Marcelo Garcia vs. TBA *
Alistair Overeem vs. TBA *

*Unconfirmed

Other rumoured participants: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou, Aleksander Emelianenko

[leedogg900]

dana really needs more top 10 lws from pride so we can see where the ufcs lws stand.

[smoogy]

Originally Posted by leedogg900

danas letting all the rest of the good fighters slip through the cracks.

dissapointing

The people who don't realize there is good MMA happening outside the UFC on these forums disappoint me.

[dofking]

Originally Posted by smoogy

The people who don't realize there is good MMA happening outside the UFC on these forums disappoint me.

Seriously...K1 Heros is an amazing org and they have the best lws around. I wonder if i can buy this card on ppv eh?

[leedogg900]

Originally Posted by smoogy

The people who don't realize there is good MMA happening outside the UFC on these forums disappoint me.

i never said their wasnt good mma outside the ufc. but me and i assume most people would rather see them go to the ufc.

[Chute]

Training with Pele isnt a bad thing to have under your belt, he trained the likes Anderson Silva, and Mauricio Shogun and Murilo Ninja. So he should be really for Kid and it should be a good fight.

[King Fisher]

Someone in another forum said it best i think...

K-1 is taking over PRIDE's spot as the #1 org. in Japan.

Sick pickup